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Additive:
• Making a sculpture by
adding clay
• Building using Legos
What’s Minecraft?
Is it additive or subtractive?
Minecraft is…
Mostly additive: you add
blocks to make stuff, such as
giant insects
This one
isn’t solid.
Conversion
The 3D printer’s software converts from a
surface to a bunch of voxels.
Printing a Model
This surface is then chopped into
horizontal slices, like a deli meat cutter.
Would
toothpaste
work?
First 3D printing of Minecraft
Minecraft and 3D printing look like a great fit.
Image made with Arnold, by Estopero. Appears on the cover of “3D Artist” magazine.
A Practical Use